50th Avenue & 48th Street
The four-way crossing of 50th Avenue and 48th Street is in Sunnyside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 263 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The Riverview School is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, 46 St-Bliss St, is about nine minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 46 St-Bliss St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 46 St-Bliss St 70.4 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Q is for Queens” (1999) by Yumi Heo at the 46 St-Bliss St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 48 St/50 Av, 130 feet away, for the B24.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 48 St/50 Av B24130 feetB24
Next buses at this stop
- B24 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 48th Street and 50th Avenue.
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 48 St & 50 Ave 21 docks in all50 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at 51st Avenue & Laurel Hill Boulevard, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 49-15 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 43-10 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 14 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 263 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,524th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 178 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunnyside
- Elevation
- 97 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A posted limit of 20 mph
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Chinese elm.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 48th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of 48th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 50th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9AM-10:30AM
South side of 50th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The Riverview School1,230 feet
- Mosaic Pre-K Center at 50-15 44th Street Pre-K center1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Fresh N Save Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 50th Avenue & 49th Street 250 feet
- 50th Avenue & 47th Street 260 feet
- 50th Avenue & 46th Street 520 feet
- 48th Avenue & 48th Street 680 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & 48th Street 720 feet
- 48th Street & Laurel Hill Boulevard 770 feet
- 50th Avenue & 45th Street 780 feet
- Laurel Hill Boulevard & 49th Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 48th Street or 50th Avenue.